Jacques Tardi

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Jacques Tardi at BDFil 2021
BornJacques Tardi
(1946-08-30) 30 August 1946 (age 78)
Valence, Drôme, France
NationalityFrench
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Notable works
Adieu, Brindavoine
Adèle Blanc-Sec
It Was the War of the Trenches
Griffu
Ici Même
Tueur de cafards
Awards Full list

Jacques Tardi (French: [taʁdi] ; born 30 August 1946) is a French comic artist. He is often credited solely as Tardi.

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Biography

Tardi was born on 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. After graduating from the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started drawing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote , initially illustrating short stories written by Jean Giraud and Serge de Beketch, before creating the political fiction story Rumeur sur le Rouergue from a scenario by Pierre Christin in 1972. [1] [2]

In the English language, many of Tardi's books are published by Fantagraphics Books, edited and translated by Fantagraphics' co-founder Kim Thompson. [3]

In 2013, Tardi was nominated as a Chevalier in France's Legion of Honour, the country's highest distinction. [4] However, he turned down the distinction, citing that he will "remain a free man and not be held hostage by any power whatsoever." [5]

Awards

– Grand Prix for Black Humor [2]
– Knighted in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France
– Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany
– nominated for the Prix de la critique and the Canal BD Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
– nominated for the Grand Prix Saint-Michel

Bibliography

Scenario and artwork

Adaptations

Artwork

Scenario

Sketchbooks

Illustrated novels

Céline adaptations:

Jules Verne adaptations:

Novel

In English

Notes

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